SURREY HILLS SOLD

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 27, 23 April 1927, Page 18 (Supplement)

SURREY HILLS SOLD

A LENGTHY LAWSUIT YEARS OF LITIGATION Press Association CHRISTCHURCH. To-,*,. The historic Surrev TTiti. Ashburton district, whij ta subject of prolonged l.tigali™ sold at auction on behalf ot Tlit bidding was spirited . five lots were sold at prices in nd 411 of the bank's mortgage. ln exc ««* A special condition had been in. to cover the position should the against the titles of the h„7 C4T «at removed. The prices ranged’ 1 / not ** 2s 6d an acre to £9. tro * £l

The legal action concerning thi. Petty began in ihe Supreme WoChristchurch. The case a estate of -Mr. K. ,1. Wright. oV-£« . li » Surrey Hills and Winderrow? "7 Ashburton. Florence Jennv >jrL-. e ' s gan and her children were thi*iEi2!Zand n. G. Wright. H. M. Wrii r/'mi’S'' Xosworlhy the defendants, and I.V action the sale of land to D w was successfully impeached.' Th. Council, when appealed to. adJndir.jiS'* E>. G. Wright was not entit]»d*u? J? 4 * chase the land, and was liable to PUr ' for the purchase money received from any sales he had made The cS*® Council also decided that he hel/ I^ 7 balance on the trusts unde" p ***• Wright's will. The Surrey HIU, —..?- was advertised for sale, but a caveai*!?** lodged by Lillian Kate Xosworfhy the Hon. W Xosworthy, and Ev, Roberts, daughters of E. G. Wright. of whom is entitled to an c ghth in tht. estate. The caveators claimJl that the land offered for sale cameiS? the Privy Council's judgment, it was held subject to the trii aT Will, under which they claimed the cavSt forbade the registration of any mem randum of transfer affecting the be. until the caveat was withdrawn bv th. caveators, or by an order of the Supren!